Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.
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12 Facts About Easter Road
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The Easter Road pitch had a pronounced slope until it was removed in 2000.
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The site had restricted access from Easter Road, a pronounced slope and was in close proximity to Bank Park, the home of Leith Athletic.
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The first match at Easter Road was played on 4 February 1893, a friendly against Clyde.
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Easter Road staged its first Scottish League match when Hibs joined the league in 1893.
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Easter Road is an all-seated stadium, split into four geographic sections, known as the Famous Five, East, South and West Stands.
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Easter Road has sometimes played host to Scottish League Cup semi-final matches, such as in the 1996,1998,2004,2005,2006,2013 and 2014 competitions.
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One full international was played at Easter Road that did not involve Scotland, a friendly match between South Korea and Ghana that was played in advance of the 2006 World Cup.
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Easter Road hosted its first women's international match in August 2019.
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Easter Road was briefly the home ground for Edinburgh Rugby, a professional rugby union team, in the late 1990s.
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